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Consider recommendation from the Permits/Enforcement Committee to approve forbearance agreements with Laurie Kay Keller and Michael Kim Keller, LLC; George D. Koch; Glenda F. Wade; Columbia Realty Limited; and Archbishop of San Antonio - St Joan of Arc Catholic Church for Edwards groundwater withdrawal rights for the Voluntary Irrigation Suspension Program Option in support of the Edwards Aquifer Habitat Conservation Plan, in the total amount of not less than $49,764.78 and not to exceed $197,215.98.
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RECOMMENDED MOTION:
Move the board adopt a resolution and order of the Edwards Aquifer Authority Board of Directors to approve VISPO forbearance agreements for permitted Edwards groundwater rights between the EAA and: (1) Laurie Kay Keller and Michael Kim Keller, LLC; (2) George D. Koch; (3) Glenda F. Wade; (4) Columbia Realty Limited; and (5) the Archbishop of San Antonio - St Joan of Arc Catholic Church in the total amount of not less than $49,764.78 and not to exceed $197,215.98, for the Voluntary Irrigation Suspension Program Option in support of the Edwards Aquifer Habitat Conservation Plan, and authorizing the General Manager to execute the Agreements.
SUMMARY:
The purpose of this agenda item is for the board to consider a Permits/Enforcement Committee staff recommendation to approve forbearance agreements (Agreements) for permitted Edwards groundwater rights for the Voluntary Irrigation Suspension Program Option (VISPO) in support of the Edwards Aquifer Habitat Conservation Plan (EAHCP). The EAHCP includes several measures intended to minimize and mitigate the impact of the use of Edwards groundwater on federally-listed threatened and endangered species associated with the Edwards Aquifer. A significant component of the EAHCP is the use of VISPO as a long-term conservation measure to reduce pumping from the Edwards Aquifer during severe droughts and to help maintain minimum springflows at Comal and San Marcos springs. The VISPO is a vol...
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